title: Hospital-legal partnership at Toronto Hospital for Sick Children: the first Canadian experience.
abstract: Operating a hospital-legal partnership on a pro bono basis positively impacts patients' families by providing legal assistance for non-medical issues that affect the health of their children and their ability to care for their children. This article describes a formative evaluation of the first hospital-legal partnership in Canada, established at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 2009, which was carried out through file reviews and interviews with staff, lawyers and family members. The early indications of success of this partnership suggest that its use as a template for similar programs at other Canadian healthcare institutions should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Suzanne.jackson@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Suzanne F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ford-Jones
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghent
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012947:Social Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*